John Doe Chinaman : a forgotten history of Chinese life under American racial law / Beth Lew-Williams.

Author/creator Lew-Williams, Beth author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Description359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Chinese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. --West (U.S.). --History. --19th century.
Race discrimination--Law and legislation. --West (U.S.). --History.
Law--West (U.S.). --History.
Chinese--West (U.S.). --History. --19th century.

Contents The "Coolie" and the Threat of Chinese Labor -- The "Criminal" and the Fear of a Chinese Underclass -- The "Alien" and the Reconstruction of Chinese Rights -- The "Chinawoman" and the Search for Runaways -- The "Invader" and the Entrenchment of Segregation -- The "Predator" and the Problem of Interracial Intimacy -- The "Immigrant" and the Meaning of Chinese Exclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-344) and index.
LCCN 2024060251
ISBN9780674294110 hardcover
ISBN0674294114 hardcover